Thomas Guettler írta: > Hi, > > how can you get N numbers (without holes) from a sequence? > > Thomas > > # create sequence tmp_seq cache 1000; CREATE SEQUENCE >From the same client: # select nextval('tmp_seq'); nextval --------- 1 (1 sor) # select nextval('tmp_seq'); nextval --------- 2 (1 sor) # select nextval('tmp_seq'); nextval --------- 3 (1 sor) # select nextval('tmp_seq'); nextval --------- 4 (1 sor) ... (ad nauseum) >From another psql client: # select nextval('tmp_seq'); nextval --------- 1001 (1 sor) # select nextval('tmp_seq'); nextval --------- 1002 (1 sor) # select nextval('tmp_seq'); nextval --------- 1003 (1 sor) # select nextval('tmp_seq'); nextval --------- 1004 (1 sor) # select nextval('tmp_seq'); nextval --------- 1005 (1 sor) ... You can get up to 1000 (or the number specified as CACHE N) numbers in a series (without holes) in he same client at once, you don't even need to be in the same transaction. Best regards, Zoltán Böszörményi -- Bible has answers for everything. Proof: "But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil." (Matthew 5:37) - basics of digital technology. "May your kingdom come" - superficial description of plate tectonics ---------------------------------- Zoltán Böszörményi Cybertec Schönig & Schönig GmbH http://www.postgresql.at/ -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general